Japanese Spicy Citrus Condiment, better than Wasabi? | Yuzu Kosho
This Japanese condiment, spicy-salty citrus is still unknown to many will change the way you enjoy your food forever. Yuzukosho (柚子胡椒) is by far my favorite Japanese condiment …
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Tokyo’s Endangered Alley Bars | Shimbashi Snack Tour
Tokyo’s nightlife is full of options but this one in Shimbashi is endangered. Other neighborhoods like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa also have similar issues with their Showa era restaurants and bars. A “Sunakku” or Snack Bar is a Showa-era eating & drinking spot, often small and […]
Elevator Speed War | How Fast Can We Go?
What are the vertical limits of evelator travel, in super tall skyscrapers and beyond to outer space? The World’s Fastest Elevator was designed by Hitachi in Japan, going 1260 meters per minute (47 mph) up the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, 95 floors in 43 seconds! […]
99% of Tourists NEVER visit here | Far West Tokyo Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN
Visiting the Far West of Tokyo that 99% of tourists never visit is the Japan travel experience so many look for! Tokyo is not just a city, it’s a metropolitan area, like a state, one of Japan’s 47 prefectures and has mountains in its not-so-far […]
Surviving an Extreme Japanese Winter Festival | Urasa Pushing Matsuri
This 1200 year old Japanese Winter tradition ⛩️ in the mounatin snow is one of the country’s most famous! Also known as the Urasa Pushing Festival. Winter in Japan can be brutally cold, snow piles up fast in Urasa, Niigata. Residents participate in one of […]
Tokyo to Kyoto? Get off the Train in Nishio
Millions of Tourists to Japan ride the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto passing one of the greatest hidden travel experiences, Nishio – not far from Shin-Anjo Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen. Guest house owner Rise invited me to Nishio claiming Nishio city nicknamed “Little Kyoto”
Japan Post’s Incredible Job Climbing a Mountain (Yamadera)
Japan Post has a mailbox atop a mountain, over 1000 steps to the top of Yamadera in Yamagata, and one mailman has to climb those steps everyday to pick it up! No cars, climb!
Japan’s Clothing Rental Travel Service means No Packing, No Suitcase
Japan’ has 3 million tourists a year brining in a lot of suitcases so Japan Airlines and Sumitomo created a Rental Clothing service for tourists. Yes, you can leave your clothes at home, leave your big suitcase at home and have your clothes sent to your hotel in Japan. It seemed like an interesting concept to me so I decided to try it out – Anywear, Anywhere – on a trip to Hokkaido.
How Japanese Square Watermelons are Made and Eaten
Japanese Square Watermelons are rare and special, only 200-400 are successfully grown every year. Many farmers have failure rates as high as 90% so these watermelons are rare. The history goes back to …
How Japan Cleans a 1300 Year Old Treasure | Inside Todaiji Temple (Nara)
Every year the massive Daibutsu statue at Todaiji in Nara gets a cleaning on August 7th. 200 people from different occupations and skills come together to clean the inside of the Great Hall that includes the 15m / 50 foot high statue. The cleaning event […]
Shinjuku Restaurant Tour Experience | Sushi, Wagyu, Tempura & More
Eating out in Tokyo is an adventure, especially in Shinjuku – Tokyo’s busiest area with over 3.5M people going through Shinjuku Station daily! There are over 1500 restaurants around the station serving food like Sushi, Wagyu Beef, Yakiniku & Shabushabu, Tempura, Yakitori, Ramen and with so many options, it can be very hard to pick a good one, especially if you don’t speak Japanese.
The Manjiro Story | Shipwreck Survivor’s Unexpected Life
Shipwrecked on a deserted volcanic island in the Pacific, a 14 year old fisherman from Kochi, Japan, survives to live a life that helps change the path of modern Japan! The story of Nakahama “John Mung” Manjiro is